Oprah's Master Class

[Jondalar]

I really think it is ridiculous to say Stevie has had a hard or bad life. She is one of the most blessed people on the planet.

[WildHearted]

I'm not going to begrudge Stevie for the fortunes she has had in life (and some of those "fortunes" are simply the lack of some misfortune that others may have faced). That doesn't mean she hasn't been through hard times. She's been blessed beyond belief, for sure, in her career and in her finances, but aside from that how much can we really judge? We will never know because we will never live what she lived. And I'd venture to say that there's plenty of things that have happened that she chooses not to talk about. She continually talks about things that are already public knowledge for a reason.

I really enjoyed this interview and found it very insightful. It was interesting hearing things told in this sort of a setting without an interviewer interrupting and trying to push questions on her.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by justdreamin

I loved the show...
Wanted to chime in on the drug use.

You would have had to have lived in the 60's and 70's to understand the ignorance that went along with most all drug use. "The Man" told horror stories of what would happen, and nobody young listened to "the man."

I respect your opinion but let me tell you that I grew up in the 60's and 70's and I remember in Elementary school we were shown films about the dangers of drug use. PCP was one particular drug they told us about that scared the crap outta me. This film was shown to me in 1973. I definately listened to 'the man.' Another complaint I have about Stevie is that, yes she was an alcoholic. She was drunk every day for many years. Even relying on a shot of tequila before going onstage makes you an alcoholic. I never believed her when she said she took a shot because someone who had spent as many years as she had drinking would need a heck of a lot more than a shot to calm ones nerves.
While I'm on my tangent, I was mad they used a Tusk Stevie photo when referencing the Buck/Nicks/Fritz days and I only saw about 5 pics I'd never seen before.

[Hawkeye]

Can I just say that Stevie shouldn't be telling that story about her assistant so damned casually yea I've built up this tolerance for 8 years, but Glenn take exactly what I take. And what the hell throw in a glass of wine and a joint.

[Macfanforever]

I remember when I was crying when Stevie went through the bout with the Betty Ford Clinic,I was so upset and scared about losing her .

Drugs and booze hit to close to home here.My mother and step dad has a problem with the booze and in which I think it contribute to their health issues later in their life and lost both of them in their 70's.

I've lost close friends do to drugs and booze.Some were killed driving while drunk.
Others died just so young.

My close friend got hooked on booze and drugs in while in school and later in the 1980's .He went through the dry out center a few times.He is the same age as me and I known him since we were born.He doing better now.

I'm glad I was not dragged into the bit do to peer pressure .

On Stevie's case .I think some of it had to do with peer pressure with the part of being in the music biz were artists have the cash and easy to get.

As the ole saying Sex/Drugs and Rock and roll.

Or it does not matter what kind of music.

The police cant hide out at all the recording studios and watch for staggering artists walking out and into the studios.

I'm so proud of her getting out of those habits and got healthier.

Ok .No Problem guys .I love sharing videos and audio tracks with all of you.Enjoy them.

[olive]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

I really think it is ridiculous to say Stevie has had a hard or bad life. She is one of the most blessed people on the planet.

blessed? how

[fairydust75]

Just finished watching, all I can say is ......
She's absolutely adorable. Sincere and refreshingly unapologetic. She never changes.

[DashingDan]

Originally Posted by fairydust75

Just finished watching, all I can say is ......
She's absolutely adorable. Sincere and refreshingly unapologetic. She never changes.

totally... she's still not nice, too, which I love. Look at how tickled she is when talking about coercing that guy to take her mega dose of Rx. Love it.

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by DashingDan

totally... she's still not nice, too, which I love. Look at how tickled she is when talking about coercing that guy to take her mega dose of Rx. Love it.

Yeah ..like she herself has said "I'm a rock star and rock star's are not nice".

[WildHearted]

I made my mom watch it and this was basically her commentary:

"She is so cute" x 14
"I love her" x 12
"She is so honest" x 13
"Wow" x 7
"She has such a good memory" x 9 (hahahaha)
"She is so funny" x 10
"She is so vain! I love it" x 6


I think I've converted her.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Can I just say that Stevie shouldn't be telling that story about her assistant so damned casually yea I've built up this tolerance for 8 years, but Glenn take exactly what I take. And what the hell throw in a glass of wine and a joint.

It's true. She told us the doctor just started her on a couple of blue pills and then she built up to more gradually. Giving that all to Glen for the first time really could have done him some serious damage.

Michele

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by olive

blessed? how

are you kidding?

[olive]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

are you kidding?

no I am not .

[WildHearted]

Originally Posted by olive

no I am not .

I'll help: She's rich and famous.

[britt0308]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

Heres the show for those who could not watch it or want a hard copy of it.



Please thank me. Thank You.....................


http://www.adrive.com/public/6ukJpb/...20on%20OWN.avi Big file 506Mb

PM me if the link stops working.

Yes there is the reason of misspelled tag to throw off our friends that delete these type of files.


Enjoy.

Thank YOU